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This is the Vauxhall Mokka, a B-segment SUV that will be revealed at the 2012 Geneva motor show this March. So the Vauxhall Mokka isn’t a move into the hotly contested hot drinks market? Err, no. Instead it’s a Vauxhall (and Opel) version of the Buick Encore 4x4 that’s just been revealed at the 2012 North American International Auto Show. ...

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Vauxhall Mokka (2012) first official pictures

Ben Pulman, 10 January 2012 12:00

Nissan Juke Nismo Concept (2011) first official pictures

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Ben Pulman, 30 November 2011 09:11

Nissan will tomorrow unveil this Nismo-tuned Juke concept car at the 2011 Tokyo motor show, and it signals the start of grand plans for the company’s motorsport arm. Nissan Motorsport (Nismo) will tune mainstream models, and this Juke show car shows how such a strategy could come to fruition. So what is Nissan’s plan for Nismo? Besides building and running ...

Mazda CX-5 (2012) first official pictures

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Ben Pulman, 02 August 2011 09:00

This is the new Mazda CX-5, the third addition to the Japanese car company’s SUV line-up after the CX-7 and CX-9 (the latter isn’t sold in Europe). It’s a rival for the Freelander, Kuga and every other compact SUV out there, and will officially unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show in September. What do we know about the new ...

Audi Q3 (2011) first official pictures

Ben Pulman, 12 April 2011 23:00

This is Audi’s new Q3, a baby SUV that’s set to challenge the BMW X1, Range Rover Evoque and forthcoming Mini Paceman, as well pinching potential Ford Kuga customers. It’s Audi’s smallest Q series 4x4 yet, sitting below the Q5 and Q7. The new Audi Q3 will be officially unveiled at the 2011 Shanghai show next week. This new Audi ...

VW road-legal Race Touareg, Gold Edition (2011)

Ben Pulman, 28 January 2011 11:00

Volkswagen has unveiled two new Touareg SUVs at the inaugural Qatar motor show. One is a rather cool road-going version of the Race Touareg 3 that’s just notched up a victory at the 2011 Dakar rally, and the other is an awful monster called the Touareg Gold Edition. Let’s start with the good stuff – what do we know about ...

Fiat Freemont (2011): the Italian Dodge Journey

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Ben Pulman, 24 January 2011 13:50

This is the new Fiat Freemont, a new seven-seat crossover that will be unveiled at the 2011 Geneva motor show. Based on the Dodge Journey, it’s the first Fiat vehicle to come out of the company’s partnership with the Chrysler Group. Right, let’s have an open mind – what do we know about the new Dodge Jo… sorry, Fiat Freemont? ...

Mazda Minagi (2011): first sketches of new SUV concept

Ben Pulman, 19 January 2011 11:35

This is the Mazda Minagi, a new small crossover concept that Mazda will unveil at the 2011 Geneva motor show in early March. The Mazda Miyagi? No, not Mr. Miyagi, but the Mazda Minagi. It’s a concept car to hint at the Japanese company’s forthcoming small SUV. Expected to be dubbed CX-5, it’ll sit below the CX-7 and CX-9, as ...

Audi Q5 Hybrid Quattro (2011) first pictures

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Ben Pulman, 10 November 2010 12:59

This is the new Audi Q5 Hybrid Quattro. It’s Audi’s first hybrid road car, and combines a turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine, an electric motor and lithium-ion batteries in a Q5 SUV body. Unfortunately this system isn’t Audi’s much-anticipated electric Quattro system, with a combustion engine driving the front wheels and an electric-powered rear axle – the Q5 Hybrid has permanent ...

VW Race Touareg 3 (2011) first pictures

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Ben Pulman, 20 August 2010 21:00

You might usually associate the Volkswagen Touareg with school-run mums whose furthest foray off-road is up the kerb and onto a wet field – this is something different, this is the new VW Race Touareg 3. The Volkswagen Race Touareg 3? But isn’t there a VW Race Touareg 2? That there is, and it’s the Race Touareg 2 that’s taken ...

Range Rover (2011): first pictures, new V8

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Ben Pulman, 17 June 2010 16:54

Land Rover might only have revised the Range Rover last summer, but there’s now a new version, complete with a bigger and better 4.4-litre TDV8, plus it's available as a limited-run Autobiography Black special edition to celebrate the car’s 40th birthday. Facts and figures about the Range Rover’s new 4.4 TDV8 please... For a start the engine has grown from ...

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